29/09/2013

GSP Series: Salvation is For All 9 - But who is God’s Elect?

Aim: understanding God’s plan of salvation

Yes! what is to be rightly interpreted then as “elect of God”? who are the ones God has pre-ordained unto salvation? Are there people who have been predestined to believe the gospel?

Well, if you have been following our series on salvation is for all, you would have known the answer by now: “all flesh”. How it is, is what we want to see now.

There is a certain word often found in the Bible which I think itself is the origin and backbone of this favouritism policy. That word is “elect”.

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the ELECT's sake those days shall be shortened. (Matthew 24:22 KJV)

GSP Series: Salvation is For All 8 - God loved, thought, and planned for ALL FLESH

Meanwhile we check the scriptures and can find that God planned a way out of the human crisis as we said in the part 1 of salvation is for all. When God would pay the bail, He paid by the blood of His Jesus, and not for selected individuals, not for Israelites, not for Peter and the Apostles, not for Jesus family, not for those who could pray, but for what the bible termed “all flesh”. Thank God “all flesh” was used: because it seems to portray well the unmeritedness and baseness of the people to whom it is meant for.

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Luke 3:6

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: Act 2:17

GSP Series: Salvation Is For All 7 - God has no Favourite V

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No sentimental approach to God. Stop playing M.O.G.-ism (Clergy-ism)

Because more of the ways of God have been expounded to you more, you fall into the temptation of calling God as though He is for you only. Because you have advantaged above others, don’t play the MOG (Man of God)! Don’t say “na we dey there, no other again”. Don’t speak like God is caged in your suit that anyone who wants to see God must consult you first. Don’t play clergyism and make others tremble before you.

Jesus says when ye pray “say Our Father…”. It’s not a crime to call God your Father, but always make the people know he is our Father. Jesus says “I ascend to my Father, your Father…” you were a laity when He liked you and made you a clergy, hence He likes the laity as much.

GSP Series: Salvation is For All 6 - God has no Favourite IV

God's Salvation Plan continues...
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God has no favourites IV

No sentimental approach to God, God does not “like” your face

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. James 2:9

A girl may from childhood have repeatedly heard words like “you are so beautiful”, “you are cheeky”, “you have bright eyelids”, “you have attractive teeth gaps” etc. such that these words sink into her sub-conscious minds. I think there is tendency that she carries this mindset into her relationship with God, and in her heart says “God likes me. You know I’m irresistible”. Laughable indeed!

GSP Series: Salvation is for All 5 - God has no favourites III

God has no favourites III

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No sentimental approach to God, you cannot win God’s favour!

As we continue in this series, Let’s learn to fight every sentimental approach any church leader or people we term “men of God” like to give us about God. A leader in God’s house must be humble enough to show his followers his ordinariness and simplicity, teaching us how it is God who is working all the mighty things we see through him, and that any man who will be available can do as well. Meek Moses said “I would that all of the Lord’s people were prophets”. And that’s what we want to hear! He call Israel, the Lord’s people, bringing even the weakest of them into relationship with God. Don’t play sentiment of your walk with God! We know God speak to you frequently. We know you pray every hour. We know carry bible all about. We know you see visions often. But never intimidate other younger Christians into confessing they are not really born again! Tell them God speaks to them too, and teach them to walk in greater realms of the Spirit without fear of “what if they know God or do more miracles more than me”!

GSP Series: Salvation is for All 4 - God Has no favourite II

God has no favourites II

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Favouritism is an act of unrighteousness: God cannot be unrighteous

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as TRANSGRESSORS. James 2:9

It’s amazing how we believe, receive and teach that God has some people that are special to Him, and some others that He cares not for, and yet others that He just hate for no reason, no matter what they do; when we all know that is being partial. Partiality, we all know is unrighteous. It is numbered amongst our greatest societal crimes today. Favouritism/partiality is what birthed other sins like sexism, racism, nepotism, chauvinism etc. it’s unfair for a leader to treat people preferentially! It’s unfair to judge with respects of persons! It’s sinful, but God cannot sin. Hence, He can’t have favourites. No favourite for salvation! No favourite for damnation! No predestined “son of perdition”!

Declaration: thank You Lord for receiving me. I Thank You Lord for enlightening my understanding amidst the religious beclouding. Thank You Lord that now I know, You did not prefer one above me. Glory!

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GSP Series: Salvation is for All 3 - God has no favourites

God has no Favourites

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Aim: to understand God’s plan of salvation, and to by understanding dispel all wrong mindset of God nepotistic, tribalistic, or any discriminative “election” and “predestination” conspiracy.
To the folks who love to take a personalized approach of God, sorry, God does not reckon with nepotism.

For the LORD your God [is] God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which REGARDETH NOT PERSONS… (Deuteronomy 10:17 KJV)
for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, NOR RESPECT OF PERSONS, nor taking of gifts. (2 Chronicles 19:7 KJV)
For there is no respect of persons with God. Rom 2:11
God accepteth no man's person Gal 2:6
there is no respect of persons. Col 3:25
neither is there respect of persons with him. Eph 6:9
And if ye call on the Father, WHO WITHOUT RESPECT OF PERSONS judgeth according to every man's work, 1Peter 1:17

How many heads do you have? That is the number of rights you have with God. How many persons are you? That is your say with God. You think you will carry your “long leg” to God?

God does not answer your prayer “faster”. God is not a gift to one person more than the other. There are no two Holy Ghost! There is no Holy Ghost for men and another inferior type for women. There is no Holy Spirit for the clergy and another less-powerful, easier, simpler one for the laity. No one has a divine connection right more than another. All men are considered equal before God. God does not “elect” some, and cast out some. God does not bless some and reject some. God does not love one and hate the other. He doesn’t choose a man and reject his near kin. He does not adopt a Jew, and repel a Gentile. God is a good God. Peter did not know this in time until Acts 10:34 when he perceived it. Then Peter said, "Now I understand that God doesn't play favorites. He used to think God is for the Jews. Even Jesus at a time had to be facaded into what looked like God only wanted to save the Jews only, when He said “salvation is of the Jews” (John 4:22), and “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (Matthew 15:24), but that was not God’s perfect will, neither His eternal purpose. Thus, when Jesus rose again, He said, “ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” because he is able also to save them to the uttermost. (Hebrews 7:25)

In conclusion, God has no favourite. The Almighty has never had, and never will. Why? He is God! Not a man, not an earthly king who can sentimentally prefer, because humans are bound to like and dislike. He is just.

Declaration: thank You Lord for receiving me. I Thank You Lord for enlightening my understanding amidst the religious beclouding. Thank You Lord that now I know, You did not prefer one above me. Glory!

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05/09/2013

GSP Series: Salvation for All 2 - God is God of All Flesh, and Lord of ALL

Salvation for All (2)

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Behold, I [am] the LORD, the GOD OF ALL FLESH: is there anything too hard for me? Jer 32:27

Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of ALL FLESH… Num 27:16

God please help us to shelve this nepotistic view and teaching in certain places. Salvation cannot be reserved for a secluded, pre-concluded, predetermined group of people since none was qualified for it and it can be enjoyed by all. It cannot be reserved for a particular sect of people. Why? God is God of all! He is the creator of us all (for the good and for the bad). That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matt 5:45) He is the Lord of all. Everyone has just one God, not gods. Everyone belong to God. If anyone must call upon their god, it has to be upon God. [Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing [it is] ONE GOD… (Romans 3:29-30) Thus, if God must respond to His own creatures, He must respond to ALL MEN.

O You Who hear prayer, to You shall ALL FLESH come. (Psalms 65:2 AMP)

So brother/sister, you equally have a right to God if all flesh does have. God is your God. There are no various gods in existence: there is only God. If you are not serving Him, you are not serving God.

DECLARATION: Thank you Lord for being for me. I praise You for Your righteous judgments and equity. I receive your word. I receive your love. Amen!

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04/09/2013

God's Salvation Plan Series: Salvation is for Everyone 1

No man is pre-ordained unto Damnation

Aim: to understand God’s plan of salvation, and to by understanding dispel all wrong mindset of God nepotistic, tribalistic, or any discriminative “election” and “predestination” conspiracy.
We should understand the dealings of God with men clearly. God does not want us to be in the dark.

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